Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes

Outline

Pete the Cat: I Love My White Shoes (2010) follows a cool blue cat who loves his new white shoes so much that he sings about them. As he steps in strawberries, blueberries, and mud, his shoes change colour, but Pete never gets upset and keeps singing. Eric Litwin and James Dean’s cheerful story teaches children to stay positive and go with the flow when things change.

• Pete is a cool blue cat who loves his new white shoes so much that he sings about them.
• When Pete steps in strawberries, blueberries, and mud, his shoes change colour, but he never gets upset.
• Pete keeps singing through every surprise, which shows children what staying positive looks like in practice.
• The story teaches children to go with the flow when things change instead of dwelling on what went wrong.
• Written by Eric Litwin and James Dean in 2010, it is a cheerful sing-along story for ages 3 to 6.

Eric Litwin and James Dean created the first Pete the Cat books together. Litwin is an American children’s author, musician, and educator known for books that use songs and repetition to help children learn to read. Dean is an American artist who first created Pete the Cat in his paintings and later continued the series of books about him.